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VIDEO: Hyattsville Man Upset After AirBnB Party

Mike Novak was unhappy after guests to his home left it a mess.

Mike Novak rented his house out last weekend, and the mess he returned to was less than desirable.

Novak let two women from AirBnB stay over at this Hyattsville home while he took a weekend trip to Virginia last Friday, according to an NBC Washington report.

But the twenty-something houseguests were not cleanly, knocking over a neighbor's gate and leaving liquor bottles and cigar wrappers inside and outside of his home.

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“People slept in all the rooms,” Novak said to the station.

“I found lingerie in rooms. I’ve been cleaning my house, Febrezing everything.”

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According to the report, Novak is seeking damage reimbursement from AirBnB.

The company promises user up to $1,000,000 in damage protection in “rare event” guests leave a mess.


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